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  • Shipping costs soar

    28 May 2008

    Oil-fired transportation cost may put brakes on long-distance trade May 28, 2008 04:30 AM Julian Beltrame THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA–The high price of energy is undercutting the advantages of globalization by raising transportation costs so much that they could force businesses to look closer to home, says a CIBC World Markets report. “Globalization is reversible,” […]

  • Baker Hughes to provide turbomachinery for BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project

    7 May 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Baker Hughes, a GE company, has been awarded a contract to supply turbomachinery equipment for the first phase of BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project located offshore Mauritania and Senegal.

  • Singapore: Keppel Delivers Multi-Purpose Tug to Seaways International

    6 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    The multi-purpose tug and offshore support vessel, Seaways 20, designed by Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver BC, and built by Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd. in Singapore has been delivered to its proud owners, Seaways International of Singapore. This unique vessel is the latest of the Robert Allan Ltd. RAmpage series of Offshore Support Tugs which […]

  • Tidal stream power could significantly enhance energy security, research finds

    13 February 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition

    Adopting tidal power alongside other forms of renewable energy can significantly enhance energy security and go some way to enabling communities to fulfil their clean energy ambitions, a new study has shown.

  • China market turmoil pulls Brent oil to levels not seen since 2004

    7 January 2016

    By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Brent crude prices tumbled over 4 percent to levels not seen since April 2004 on Thursday as a sliding yuan and a second emergency halt in China’s stock trading this week left Asian markets in turmoil. A huge supply overhang and near-record output levels also continued to drag on […]

  • Bond Aviation Group & AgustaWestland Sign MoU for Helicopter Purchase (UK)

    29 September 2011

      AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Bond Aviation Group, announce that they have signed an MoU today that will see both companies work together to establish a multi-year contract covering the purchase of AW139, AW169 and AW189 helicopters for offshore oil and gas support, HEMS, SAR and emergency service missions, together with support to the […]

  • Shell to Return to Chukchi Sea Drilling in July, 2014

    5 December 2013

    Shell plans to go back to Arctic drilling in the Chukchi Sea, offshore Alaska, in July next year.   The oil giant last year put its Arctic aspirations on ice after it had encountered several setbacks such as its inability to obtain certification of its containment vessel, the Arctic Challenger, on a timely basis; the deployment […]

  • EIA: Thermal Generation Use in Japan Up Since March 2011

    31 May 2012

    The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report that Japan’s use of thermal generation—the combined amount of electricity generated from natural gas, oil, and coal-fired plants—was up 40% for January-April 2012, compared to the same period in 2011 due to the Tohoku earthquake and related tsunami that led to the accident at Tokyo […]

  • Shipyard De Hoop to Build Ten Platform Supply Vessels for UAE Market

    16 December 2013

    Shipyard De Hoop has received an order to design, build and deliver ten Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). ADNOC issued the invitation to tender at the beginning of 2013, following technical prequalification the group of tenderers was reduced to a shortlist of candidates from different nationalities. The prestigious contract […]

  • Remora Hiload DP completes final sea trials with Kongsberg Maritime dynamic positioning in control

    14 February 2011

    State-of-the-art Integrated Automation and DP system supports unique HiLoad concept The 27th January 2011 was a milestone in the development of the unique Remora HiLoad DP as it completed its final sea trials before live field implementation. HiLoad is a revolutionary deepwater offshore loading terminal, made possible by innovative vessel design and the use of […]

  • Imtech equips second TUI Cruise vessel

    13 December 2010

    Hamburg – Imtech Schiffbau-/Dockbautechnik has been awarded a contract to carry out the renovation and expansion of the climate technology on board the second cruise vessel of TUI Cruises, ‘Mein Schiff 2’. The vessel, which previously served under the name ‘Celebrity Mercury’, will be acquired by TUI Cruises at the end of February 2011. After […]

  • Two offshore wind-to-hydrogen projects withdraw from UK’s first electrolytic allocation round

    18 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    An Ørsted-Phillips 66 partnership and ERM have withdrawn their Gigastack and Dolphyn projects, respectively, from the UK’s first electrolytic allocation round (HAR1). While ERM has made the move as it aims at securing alternative funding for a phased multi-unit larger development, Ørsted and Phillips 66 have now halted their Gigastack project. Both projects involve producing […]

  • RWE, OGE team up for H2ercules hydrogen infrastructure concept

    24 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    German transmission system operator OGE and compatriot utility RWE have jointly developed the national infrastructure concept H2ercules.

  • AdvanFort Stresses Best Practices in Deterring Pirates

    9 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Maritime piracy is both ageless as a threat as well as ductile in its dramatically changing nature both in and around the Indian Ocean and, increasingly, in other parts of the world. Somali piracy erupted in the western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden and commercial vessels transiting the area frequently fell prey to the […]

  • USA: Spotlight on USACE’s Project Manager Sharon Tirpak

    1 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Managing federally funded civil works projects through feasibility studies and construction requires leadership – a skill U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston district Project Manager Sharon Tirpak hones while guiding multidisciplinary teams through complex projects that energize the economy and reduce risks from disasters. A marine biologist by trade, Tirpak left the world of research […]

  • SAFEDOR – European Maritime Research Project concluded

    12 February 2009

    The maritime research project on the significance of risk-based design and approval has been concluded after four years of intensive study. The multinational research project SAFEDOR (Design, Operation and Regulation for Safety) was co-ordinated by ship classification society Germanischer Lloyd. 53 project partners from all sectors of the maritime industry were working on an innovative […]

  • Noble Energy confirms Leviathan field sanction

    23 February 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Noble Energy has confirmed it has sanctioned the first phase of the Leviathan gas field development offshore Israel. The confirmation comes only hours after Noble’s Israeli partners in the field, Delek and Avner, said they had made the final investment decision for the project. The U.S. company said the first gas from the field located in […]

  • Wärtsilä’s 15-year deal fortifying operational reliability of Chinese firm’s LNG vessel trio

    18 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Wärtsilä has won a multi-year lifecycle agreement for three liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with China LNG Shipping (International) Co. Ltd. (CLSICO), which is perceived to be designed to ensure operational reliability, enable flexibility in maintenance scheduling, and optimize the time between overhauls (TBO) for each vessel.

  • How is the transition to renewables faring in the midst of a global energy crisis?

    29 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Westwood Global Energy has done a deep dive into the impact of the energy crisis on the energy transition to a sustainable, green future.

  • Equinor gets go-ahead to drill two wells off Norway

    15 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure

    Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has obtained two drilling permits from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD).

  • Peutz bv

    24 May 2023

    Peutz is a leading consultancy with expertise in aero- and hydrodynamic research for shipbuilding and offshore structures, noise and vibration control, underwater acoustics and fire safety. Peutz Maritime and Offshore provides consultancy for: helideck safety, dynamic positioning, wind and current loads, gas dispersion, air quality, noise and vibration control, underwater acoustics and fire safety.In recent […]

  • SHI, KHNP and Seaborg to develop floating nuclear plants

    24 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    South Korean shipbuilding major Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has teamed up with a Denmark-based startup focused on nuclear reactor technology Seaborg Technologies and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), an owner and operator of nuclear power plants, in a consortium that aims to develop floating nuclear power plants. The plants would be based on Seaborg’s […]

  • Denmark Introduces New Way of Surveying Fishing Vessels

    9 July 2012

    As of 1 March 2012, the Danish Maritime Authority has introduced a new way of surveying fishing vessels. Whereas surveys were previously slavishly based on a survey form and subsequent reporting, they are now based on dialogue and overall assessments. From general control to focused dialogue Ship Surveyor Bo Berggreen Larsen from Thyborøn explains the […]

  • Piper 25 to Galvanise O&G Industry into Further Continuous Improvement

    20 June 2013

    A major three-day conference to mark the 25th anniversary year of the Piper Alpha disaster has opened at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Tuesday 18 June. Organised by Oil & Gas UK, the event is aimed at bringing together people from across the global oil and gas industry to reflect on the lessons learnt […]

  • CCS awards China’s 1st hydrogen fuel cell type approval

    20 April 2021
    Certification & Classification, Environment, Innovation, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Wuhan-based PEM fuel cell supplier Troowin Power System Technology Co has won a type approval from China Classification Society (CCS) for its marine fuel cell product. CCS said that this was China’s first certificate of type approval for a marine fuel cell, and that it follows more than a year of reviews and on-site tests. The […]